· 1/11/2010
Miller & Smith at Quercus, LLC v. Casey PMN, LLC
Citations
- 987 A.2d 1
- 412 Md. 230
- 2010 Md. LEXIS 3
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- discussing this Court’s obligation to dismiss a case sua sponte after finding it lacks jurisdiction, even where the parties agree jurisdiction should exist or the Appellate Court has entertained an appeal without jurisdiction
- “[P]arties cannot confer jurisdiction on our Court, and we must dismiss a case sua sponte on a finding that we do not have jurisdiction”
- parties cannot agree to confer appellate jurisdiction when all of the claims have not been finally resolved
- “We have held that an unqualified order granting a motion to dismiss ... puts the plaintiffs out of court, and terminates the particular action in the trial court, is final and appealable.” (citations omitted)
- “[W]e will not hesitate to ... dismiss an appeal upon a finding that the trial court did not articulate a sufficient reason why there was no just reason for delay of an appeal.”
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Judges: Battaglia
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